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to produce new jobs, an economic boost the it -- the obama administration promise. it added up to a record deficit again this year. the national debt is now dangerously close to the size of the entire u.s. economy. this growing red ink is hurting the economy today and mortgaging the future for our kids and grandkids. we have had to relearn the lesson we all know in our hearts, you cannot spend your way to prosperity. as american families have tightened their belts over the past couple of beers and businesses have had to do more with less, the federal government is taking the opposite path of spending more, growing bigger, and becoming more involved in our economy and our lives. this historic failure to control spending directly affects our economy and the ability to create jobs. pushes up interest rates, crowd out private investment and leaves us with either higher taxes, more borrowing, or both. it could lead to the kind of financial crisis we see in greece and other countries. washington has added to the uncertainty by pursuing other policies that stifle job growth including a tax cut th

on that, president obama met with the chinese president when he was here recently, and they discussed intellectual property

and important to do. >> host: one other note on that. president obama met with, obviously, the chinese president when he was here recently, and they discussed intellectual property enforcement. the president only received a very small concession which was that the chinese government itself would take care to avoid purchasing pirated software. what can be done to convey the importance of this issue to the chinas and russias that pose a problem? >> guest: well, that is important. if china actually does that, which we'll wait and see if they do, that would be a good first step because if you, if you are imposing that ethic on the people who are charged with enforcing the laws in china, then they might have a greater appreciation for the rampant amount of piracy that's taking place in china. far worse than, i would say, any other country in the world. recently, steve balmer, the ceo of microsoft, came and talked to me and a few others and said that comparing china to russia which has a bad reputation itself, they believe that the rate -- now, china's a much more populace country than russia, but the

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